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Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost and Rare Brora Blended Scotch Whisky (750ml) - First Edition

SCOTLAND
$1499. 00
Bottle
$17988.00 Dozen
ABV: 46%

Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such may have some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual product not pictured.

Given the contents in the bottle, this is undoubtedly one of the more collectible whisky releases EVER from Johnnie Walker.

Brora, a long gone distillery whose few remaining casks occassionally appear in Diageo’s annual Special Release series has become a highly coveted (and expensive) whisky. This release marks the first edition in the Ghost and Rare series, "crafted using irreplaceable malts from ‘ghost’ distilleries that have long since closed, together with other rare malt and grain scotch.”

Created by Master Blender Dr. Jim Beveridge, this composition includes malt and grain whiskies from eight distilleries, three of which are closed. In addition to the aforementioned Brora, the other two closed distilleries included are Pittyvaich and Cambus, the remainder being the still active Clynelish, Royal Lochnagar, Glenkinchie, Glenlossie and Cameronbridge distillieries. Bottled at 46% ABV, it comes with strong praise from several sources, which makes sense given its provenence. Very collectable.

Other reviews... This is much more muscular than the regular, un-haunted Blue Label. It delivers a multitude of flavors—butter toffee, sweet smoke, citrus peel, and dry spices—tantalizingly peeling off layer after layer, building a slow crescendo to a peak of spices and bitter citrus. Mouth drawing with caramel, apple, pear, and sherbet, a mid-palate of zesty orange and baking spices before topping out with bitter peels, grapefruit, smoke, and sour hard candy.
91 points - whiskyadvocate.com, reviewed by: Jonny McCormick (Spring 2018)

Collector's note: Older bottlings may have scuffing, cellar bloom, scratches or dents to the packaging. We endeavour to describe the condition of the item in the product description text. Minor markings are inevitable with old bottlings, so we request collector's have reasonable expectations in this regard. Not every imperfection can be noted. Refer to the product images or contact us if you have any concerns about the condition of an item on 1800 069 295.